Goodisson, William: A historical and topographical essay upon the islands of Corfu, Leucadia, Cephalonia, Ithaka and Zante: with remarks upon the character manners and customs of the Ionian Greeks : descriptions of the scenery and remains of antiquity discovered therein, and reflections upon the Cyclopian ruins, illustrated by maps and sketches (London: Thomas and George Underwood, 1822)

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rear of the houses on the esplanade, and building it
upon a new plan, can ever render it clean or com-
fortable.
The senate house is a plain square building, where
the courts of law are held. Neither this nor the
many churches contained in the town require enu-
meration, much less description. St. Speridion’s
church is the best; its riches consist in the relics
of the saint and the shrine in which they are
deposited, which is richly ornamented with precious
stones. The interior of this church is decorated
with chandeliers, lamps, and candlesticks of solid
gold and silver, the fashion and size being according
to the taste or devotion of the offerer. So great is
the accumulation of wealth from the contributions
of rich devotees, that it has been found necessary
to place a sentry upon this church.
The following extracts are taken from St. Sauveur
relating to the religious ceremonies at Corfu. They
have been translated from that author with very
little addition or alteration.
The Greek church at Corfu has for its head a
protopapa, (archpriest,) elected in an assembly
of the clergy and noblesse. The election is made
by ballot, and the votes are concealed; a wise
precaution this in a country where vengeance is
authorized by impunity. The new protopapa is
decorated with his robes in the hall of assembly,
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